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When physics became king
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A cultural history of the development of physics in the 19th century.
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- Creator
- Iwan Rhys Morus
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005
- Physical Details
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- xii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0226542017, 9780226542010, 0226542025, 9780226542027
- OCLC
- ocm55846381
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Queen of the sciences -- 2. A revolutionary science -- 3. The romance of nature -- 4. The science of showmanship -- 5. The science of work -- 6. Mysterious fluids and forces -- 7. Mapping the heavens -- 8. Places of precision -- 9. Imperial physics -- Bibliographic essay -- Index
- Queen of the sciences -- A revolutionary science -- The romance of nature -- The science of showmanship -- The science of work -- Mysterious fluids and forces -- Mapping the heavens -- Places of precision -- Imperial physics